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Happy Birthday Lions Gate Bridge!

The Lions Gate Bridge, spanning Burrard Inlet between the City of Vancouver and the North Shore, opened in 1938. It was built and operated by the Guinness family (of Guinness Beer fame) and A. J. T. Taylor, a local businessman. They collected a 25 cent toll from drivers to help pay for the bridge.

Road Trip: Hagwilget Bridge Over Time

From planks and cedar ropes, to steel and concrete, the Hagwilget Bridge near Hazelton has evolved over a span of well over 150 years. Every year, about 50,000 tourists are drawn by the area’s wilderness

Highway 113 – Road to Opportunity for Nisga’a Nation

What’s in a number? Highway 113, also known as the Nisga’a Highway, heads northwest into the Nass Valley from Terrace. The highway number marks the years it took for the Nisga’a Nation to reach a treaty agreement with the governments of Canada and British Columbia. The Nisga’a Nation’s journey began in 1887, when a group of Nisga’a chiefs paddled from their remote home to Victoria, to speak to provincial representatives about resolving issues with newcomers arriving in Nisga’a traditional territory.